Austrian studio Juri Troy Architects has completed Straw Flea House, an angular cabin in the historic village of Murstetten built using locally-sourced timber and straw.
Designed as a single-bedroom weekend home, the dwelling sits alongside a historic barn on a wooded site outside the village's centre, and is oriented to frame landmarks such as the nearby church through its large windows.
Straw Flea House was designed by Juri Troy Architects
Constructed in collaboration with local studio Caravan Atelier, the cabin was designed to have a minimal impact both in terms of its structure and materials, built using locally-sourced and processed timber and insulated using straw from a nearby farm.
"The house is elevated and only touches the terrain via the eight screw foundations; this means that no ground surface is sealed," explained the studio. The cabin was constructed using timber and straw
"Most of the materials used come from the immediate surroundings," it continued.
"The wood, both for the structural elements and for the surfaces, comes from the client's own forests and was processed in the neighbouring sawmill

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Inside the cabin is a single living, dining and kitchen area, with a bathroom in the northern corner topped by a mezzanine sleeping space accessed using a wooden stair.
The steep roof of the cabin slopes downwards towards t...